Space Dragons

In the infant stage of their development until they reach approximately 200 years of age, Young Space Dragons are quite vulnerable to the elements that surround them. Their scales yet to fully harden and their wings still unable to propel them at full speed through the cosmos, many infant Dragons fall victim to mortal curiosity, often times wandering from their brood and encountering the many dangers of space on their own.

Elder Space Dragons truly are the stuff of legend. As large as many of even the biggest spacecraft, these proud creatures can fight with a vicious ferocity when provoked, using fang, claw, and a corrosive gaseous substance produced by two lung-like cavities located in their chests. Considered mature at the tender age of 200 years, Elder Space Dragons will still fail to reach their full size and sexual maturity until 500 years after their birth. Only then will a Queen reveal herself, and only then will a single suitable male be chosen to fertilize her eggs.

It is the Queen the thousands of myths and legends written in the ancient tomes of history circle around. For a single decade, once every 500 years, this glorious monarch will descend from the cosmos onto fertile land, unprotected by her worrisome brood as she continues yet again the cycle of life. Nestled deep within the sheltering land where the atmosphere provides warmth enough to incubate the eggs of the new generation she lays, the Space Dragon Queen watches over them for 10 long years until they are ready to hatch and once again return to their true home amidst the stars. The most formidable of the Dragon species, rest assured the Queen is, at any given time while in space, protected by the warriors of her brood, their beloved matriarch one the Dragons will not give up easily without a bitter battle.